Ireland’s total greenhouse gas emissions are set to increase up to 2020 according to latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projections.
Economic growth is seen as the major driver of emissions.
Ireland is likely to face hefty EU fines within the next ten years due to greenhouse gas emissions.
Agriculture of course is one of the areas most associated with emissions, and one can imagine that efforts to reduce emissions over the decade 2020 to 2030 will become more and more of an issue as those penalties begin to loom large.
The country is committed to becoming a low carbon economy and society, but there is a long way to go yet.
